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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tick•ing /ˈtɪkɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Textilesa strong, plain, long-lasting fabric, made or printed in striped patterns and used esp. to cover mattresses.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tick•ing (tik′ing),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa strong cotton fabric, usually twilled, used esp. in making cloth ticks.
- Textilesa similar cloth in satin weave or Jacquard, used esp. for mattress covers.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ticking /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ n - a strong cotton fabric, often striped, used esp for mattress and pillow covers
Etymology: 17th Century: from tick³ tick1 /tɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a slight, sharp click or beat, as of a clock.
- British Termsa moment or instant:I'll be back in a tick.
- Electronics, a small dot, mark, or electronic signal used to mark off an item on a list or call attention to something.
v. - to make the sound of a tick, like that of a clock:[no object]The clock ticked loudly.
- (of time) to pass, as marked by or as if marked by the ticks of a clock:[no object]The hours ticked by.
- to sound or announce by a tick or ticks:[~ + object]The clock ticked the minutes.
- to mark with a tick;
check:[~ (+ off) + object]to tick off the items. - tick off, [Slang.]to make angry: [~ + object + off]She really ticked me off.[~ + off + object]He managed to tick off everyone in the office.
Idioms- Idioms what makes one tick, one's basic motives, needs, etc.:Once we discover what makes him tick we'll find a way to get him to agree with us.
tick2 /tɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebratesa bloodsucking insectlike creature, related to but larger than a mite:Deer ticks carry Lyme disease.
tick3 /tɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the cloth case of a mattress, pillow, etc., containing hair, feathers, or the like.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tick1 (tik),USA pronunciation n. - a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]a moment or instant.
- Electronics, a small dot, mark, check, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or call attention to something.
- [Stock Exchange.]
- a movement in the price of a stock, bond, or option.
- the smallest possible tick on a given exchange.
- Sport[Manège.]a jumping fault consisting of a light touch of a fence with one or more feet.
- Veterinary Diseasesa small contrasting spot of color on the coat of a mammal or the feathers of a bird.
v.i. - to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock.
- to pass as with ticks of a clock:The hours ticked by.
v.t. - to sound or announce by a tick or ticks:The clock ticked the minutes.
- to mark with a tick or ticks;
check (usually fol. by off );
to tick off the items on the memo. - tick off, [Slang.]
- to make angry:His mistreatment of the animals really ticked me off.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to scold severely:The manager will tick you off if you make another mistake.
- what makes one tick, the motive or explanation of one's behavior:The biographer failed to show what made Herbert Hoover tick.
- 1400–50; late Middle English tek little touch; akin to Dutch tik a touch, pat, Norwegian tikka to touch or shove slightly. See tickle
- Insectsany of numerous bloodsucking arachnids of the order Acarina, including the families Ixodidae and Argasidae, somewhat larger than the related mites and having a barbed proboscis for attachment to the skin of warm-blooded vertebrates: some ticks are vectors of disease.
- InsectsSee sheeptick.
- bef. 900; Middle English teke, tyke, Old English ticia (perh. spelling, spelled error for tiica (i.e. tīca) or ticca); akin to Low German tieke, German Zecke
- the cloth case of a mattress, pillow, etc., containing hair, feathers, or the like.
- ticking. Also called bedtick.
- Greek thé̄kē case
- late Middle English tikke, teke, tyke (cognate with Dutch tijk, German Zieche) Latin tēca, thēca 1425–75
- British Termsa score or account.
- Idioms on tick, on credit or trust:We bought our telly on tick.
tick1,1 + n. [Business.]- Business
- Businessa movement in the price of a stock, bond, or option.
- Businessthe smallest possible tick on a given exchange.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tick /tɪk/ n - a recurrent metallic tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a clock or watch
- Brit informal a moment or instant
- a mark (✓) or dash used to check off or indicate the correctness of something
- the smallest increment of a price fluctuation in a commodity exchange. Tick size is usually 0.01% of the nominal value of the trading unit
vb - to produce a recurrent tapping sound or indicate by such a sound: the clock ticked the minutes away
- when tr, often followed by off: to mark or check (something, such as a list) with a tick
- what makes someone tick ⇒ informal the basic drive or motivation of a person
See also tick off, tick overEtymology: 13th Century: from Low German tikk touch; related to Old High German zekōn to pluck, Norwegian tikke to touch tick /tɪk/ n - any of various small parasitic arachnids of the families Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks), typically living on the skin of warm-blooded animals and feeding on the blood and tissues of their hosts: order Acarina (mites and ticks)
Etymology: Old English ticca; related to Middle High German zeche tick, Middle Irish dega stag beetle tick /tɪk/ n - Brit informal account or credit (esp in the phrase on tick)
Etymology: 17th Century: shortened from ticket tick /tɪk/ n - the strong covering of a pillow, mattress, etc
- informal
short for ticking
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Middle Dutch tīke; related to Old High German ziecha pillow cover, Latin tēca case, Greek thēkē |